IGN Review - Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch is one of the best RPGs I’ve played in years. Moreover, it joins the elusive ranks of the best PlayStation 3 exclusives, a group very rarely encroached upon by any studio Sony doesn’t own. Ni No Kuni is just that good: a beautiful mixture of the traditional makings of a JRPG combined with gorgeous graphics, a wonderful story, a great cast of characters and thoughtful gameplay.

@wishingW3L @AsheXII Or the fact the game was distributed in such a limited fashion in North America. I wanted to get a copy when it came out, but none of the local stores carried a copy, even Gamestop..

I was so disappointed with Xenoblade. I know I'm in the minority but I think it was completely overrated. Not saying it was a bad game but I thought the voice acting was atrocious, it made me feel awkward every time they would put on a fake English accent. (it's so exaggerated, and they pause for really long after each sentence) https://www.youtube.com/wat... I also thought the graphics were pretty bad, after seeing screenshots and videos online I was expecting a great looking game, on my HD TV though it looked awful. Anyway not to completely bash the game I thought the gameplay was really good and the fighting was fun (even though they wouldn't shut up shouting the names of their attacks everytime you press a button) and the story was okay. I probably would of enjoyed the game a lot more if there was no voice acting and it was all txt.

That would be really nice to see this game get nominated for goty, realistically though it will probably be pushed aside for mediocre games or AAA games which typically are nominated before they are even released. Hopefully it will shine though. I'm excited for this game.

I hope it does also. So many under-appreciated JRPG's, it would make me very happy if this one GOTY (obviously it will win some, but I mean lots and lots).

The only contenders so far, at least for me are Metro Last light, Beyond 2 Souls and The Last Of us

PS3 owners should also check out tales of Vesperia. You can import it, and the PS3 version has added features and dialogue (waaay more dialogue). It is rumoured to be releasing in the West (only japan right now)

It was to be expected. It never looked like failing. Every single screenshot was beautiful. It is one of those games that depsite what consoles people own, they will fall in love with it. The only game i think that will be able to compete with this game quality wise this year is The Last of Us and beyond 2 sous.

This year is going to be better than last year for sure. Aliens, Ni No Kuni, GoW A, Gears Judgement, tLOU, B2S.

Anyone who hasn't taken the leap into JRPG's should buy this game. You have nothing to lose. I can almost guarantee that you will fall in love with the genre and start searching the i ternet for others to play. Trust me, I have introduced many to the JRPG genre and they all loved it.

It's been out in Japan for 2 years and it just hit over 200K. But that is according to VGcharts and I don't know if you could download the title there.

It should sell better here in North America and Europe because we didn't get the DS version and Japan did. Seeing as how the game will be available in the PSN Store, retail sales can go either way. I know the collector's edition was sold out, but I don't know how many of them were made.

It's because there have been some great ones coming out lately. Between Tales of Graces, Xenoblade, Ys Seven, Witcher 2, etc. I believe that's why, although this looks to be one of those old-school types which is great to see.